ieneral Railroad Law. 5 f,c Eill as Amended by the Senate s < Committe?. o mportant Changes and Clogs. r ndividual Liability Clause Added. [ The following is the bill reported by t ic Standing Committee of the Senate, ! t a Railroads, it being the bill originally t itrqducod by Mr. Bigharo, materially j c nended: An act to authorize the formation of i t lilway corporations. j ( WHKKF.AS, It is desirable to facilitate j , le development of the vast and various I , ;sources of Pennsylvania by the con- j , ruction of railways to be operated by j , [cam power under a general law, and in ] -> doing to protect the interests Rnd prop- . rty of the citizens in any locality where . - ailways may be constructed under its ( owcrs, froni* impositions charges and j raud in the exercise of the corporate j irivileges to them granted ; therefore, , SECTION, 1. lie it enacted, ii-e., That jiy number of citizens of Pennsylvania, not less than nine,) may form a compa ly for the purpose of constructing, main- j aining and operating a railway to be op- j siated by stcatn power for public use in he conveyance of person? and property ] ind for that purpose may make and sigh irticles of association in which shall be j Hated the name of the company, the j lumber of years the same is to continue, he places from an 1 to which the railway : s to be constructed or maintained and I iperated, the length of such railway as i icar as may be, and the name of each ! :ounty in this State, through and into j vhich it is made or intended to be made j :he amount of the capital stock of the | ;ompany, which shall not be less than fif ieen thousand dollars for every mile of j railway construete I or proposed to be j constructed, and the number of shares of I which said capital stock shall consist, and I the names and places of residence of a | President,and not less thau six nor more i than twelve directors of the company.! who shall tianage its affairs for the first j year, and until others are chosen in their ■ places, each subscriber to such articles of association, shall subscribe thereto his name, place of residence and the number r>f shares of stock he "agrees to take in said company; on compliance with the provisions of the second section of this j act, such articles of association shall be acknowledged by at least three of the di rectors, before some officer competent to take acknowledgment of deeds in the county where the principal office is de signed to be located, and filed in the of fice of the Secretary of the Common wealth, who thali indorse thereon the day they were filed, and record the same in j a book to be provided by him for that j purpose," and thereupon the said articles i of association shall become and be a char ter for the said company, and the persons ,who have so subscribed such articles of association and all persons who shall bo come stockholders in such company shall be ft corporation by the name specified in ! »uch articles of association or charter, and ] shall possess the powers and privileges following, to wit: First. To have succession by its corpo rate name for the period limited id its ar ticles of association. Second. To sue and be sued, complain .and defend in any court of law or equity. Third. To make and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure. Fourth. To hold, purchase and convey such seal and personal estate, as the pur poses of the corporation shall require, not exceeding the amount needfuj for the business thereof, and which shall be so limited in the articles of association. Fifth. To appoint such subordinate of ficers and agents as the business of the corporation shall require, and allow them a suitable ccmpensation. Sixth. To make by-laws not inconsis tent with any existing law for the man agement of its property and regulation of its affairs; and for the transfer of its stojk. SEC. 2. Such articles ot association shall not be filed and recorded in the of fice of the Secretary of the Common wealth until at least ton thousand dollars of stock for every mile of railway pro posed to be made is subscribed thereto, and ten per centum paid thereon in good faith and in cash to tho Directors named in said artiolts of association, nor until there is endorsed thereon or annexed thereto an affidavit made by at leait threo of tho directors named in said articles, that the amount of s'ock required by this section has been in good faith sub scribed, and ten per centum paid in cash thereon, as aforesaid, and that it is in tended in good faith to construct anil to maintain and operate tho railway mention ed in such articlos of association, which affidavit shall be recorded with the arti cles of association as aforesaid, and the stockholders of all corporations organized under this act shall be individually lia ble to the amount of their stock for the payment of wages of labor, materials fur nished, right of way, proper'y used and damages incurred in tho construction, maintenance, and operation ot their res pective railways that may be due and un paid by the company for a period not ex ceeding six months. Provided, That demand for the same shall be made upon any stockholder or stockholders within tho six mouths be fore mentioned. SEC. 3. A copy of any article o'f asso ciation filed and recorded in pursuance of this act or of the record thcieof, with a oopy of the aforesaid endorsed thereon or annexed thereto, and certified to be a copy by the Secretary of this .Common wealth or his deputy, shall be evidence of the incorporation of such company, and of the facts tbeiein stated. SEC. 4. When such articles of associ ation and affidavit arc filed and recorded in tho office of the Se.-retary of the Com monwealth, the Directors u fluid in said articles -of association may, iu case the whole of the capital ttock is not before subscribed, opcti books of subscription to fill up the capital stock of the company in such places, aud alter giving sucli u - tiee as they may deem expedient, and may continue to receive subsciiptions un .til the whole capital stock is subscribed. At thf time of subscribing every snbscri ber shall pay to the Directors not less than ten pet centum of the amount sub scribed by him in money, ami no sub scription shall he received or taken with out such paymont. SECTION o. Whenever the fcr?:;oi;ig provisions have been complied with, the persons uamed as corporators in such ar ticles of association are fullv authorized to carry into effeot the objects named therein, as fully as a&y corporation here tofore created under any speeinl act of the Legislature, and said corporation thus created shall be entitle 1 to exercise all the rights, powers, aud privilege.-*, ami be subject to all the r strictions und liabili ! ties of the act regulating railroads, pass { ed the nineteenth day of Fsbrnary, one ( thousand eight hundred and forty nine, and the ssveial supplements thereto,and j not in con.-istent herewith, as fully and | effectually as if sai 1 powers were special ! ly incorporated in the said charter. Provi ded however, That it shall not be lawful : to make any charge foi 4bo transporta tion of anthracite or bituminous coals, ijon ore, pig metal.' lucjfcer and agricul tural products transported in the cars owned by individual associations or cor porations, other thau the co..:pany own ing cr cotstvueting the -railway when transported therein twenty or more miles cx6jcding two cents per ton per mile, j which charge shall include wheel toll 1 and not exceeding two and a half cents iper ton per mile when transported in the cars of the compacy. SEC. 0. That no street, lane, alley or I highway iu any city or incorporated bor ' ough or district, shall be used, occupied j or appropriated by any railway company I incorporated under this act without the | consent of the proper municipal officers ! thereof, and the payment of any and all | damages, consequential or direct, which | may bis or are likely to be sustained by ; the owner of property abutting on such ! street, lane, alley or highway. Provi | cleil, however, lhat such damages shall j be ascertained iu the same manner as provided for in the act regulating rail roads, approvedJFebi uary nireteenth, one | tlfSmsand eight hundred and forty-nine, I and the fuppjements thereto, j SEC. 7. All corporations organized un der this act shall begin the survey of the j route, as set forth in their respective charters, within thirty days after the date thereof, and shall within six morfths thereafter file a complete map in the of fice of the Secretary of the Common wealth, showing the final location of 1 j their railway, and if any such corpora tion should fail, to let the work needful to construct the railway to bona ft le and 1 responsible parties, and proceed with 1 reasonable diligence to complete the same, then the right of priority of such • corporation to the location shall cease,and it will then be lawful tor any other rail way corporation, that will proceed to oon -1 j struct a railway as authoiized by the L j laws of this Commonwealth, to use any 112 I part of such location made by another ■ | company upon which a ra Tway is not con ' strueted SEC. 8. Whenever .my railway com pany, created and incorporated under the provisions of this act, shall, in the opin ion ot the directors thereof require an increased amount of capital stock they shall, if authorized -by a majority of the stockholders, lile with the secretary of the Commonwealth a certificate setting forth the amount oi such desired increase, and thereafter such company shall be en titled to have such iqcrcascd capital as is fixed by said certificats. SEC. 9. The Dumber of managers of any company incorporated iu pursuance of this act, shall be a president and not less than six (C) nor more tlian twelve (12) directors, as shall l e fixed by the corporators thereof at their first meeting to choose directors of said company. SKC. 10. The directors of any railway company created under this act, shall hav> ; power to borrow money not exceed ing in amount twenty thousand dollar per mile, nor more than the amount of cap ital stock subscribed and actually paid up bona fide in ca3h, and issue the bonds of the company therefor, payable at such time, not exceeding fifty years after the date thereof, and at such pla*e and at such rate of interest, not exceeding sev en per centum, as said directors may deem best, and may secure the payment of said bonds and iutetest by a mortgage on the §aid way and franchises, ami in the event of a failure on the part of di rectors to observe and keep in good faith all and singular the requirements of this act they shall be held individually lia ble in the : r persons and estates for any violations thereof or losses incurred thereby, and that all statutes of this Com monwealth limiting the liabil tias of par ties so offending or right ol action aiainst them in actions of law or in equity be and the same are hereby re pea leu. SLC. 11. Any company incorporated under this act shall have authority, fer its main line is completed, to construct such branches leading from its main line of railway to such co'nvonicnt place or points in either of the couLtics through which the main ltno of Us railway tuay pass as it may deem necessary to increase its business and accommodate the trade and travel of the State. SEC. 12. The Legislature reserves the right to impose upon any corporation con structing raiWajs under the provisions of this act su :h taxes upon its property, upon the traffic transported thereon, and upon its capital stock and bonds, as the said Legislature may from tiipp to time deem proper. SEC. 13. The Legislature reserves the right, by special or general act, to amend, change, modify or repeal the charter of any corporation organized under this act ;>s fully as the sanies was provided in the thirteenth section of the act regulatiug the constnjption of laterial railroads, np> provod the filth day of May, Anno' Do. mini, one thousand eight "hundred and thirty-two. SEC. 14. The pnvisions »112 ibis act shall be applicable only to railways op orated by steam power, and nothing in this act contained shall bo deemed or be construed as authorizing the construction of pasLcnger railways in aay city or in corporated borough of tiik Common wealth. SEC. 15. All actf aud parts of acts heretofore passed inconsistent with tha provieions of this act arc declared to be null and void <Thc SUttcvicmi (titiscn. JsafeJ The Larcfext Circulation oj any Paper in the County. 67 E. ANDERSON." -—~E¥ty^ BUTLER PA. wte'pi»'g»i>AY,' pgaMPfr isor. "Liberty and Urjop, Now forever, On» j and —D. Web*Jer. —- : ®39"We will publish the Kail lload j law referred to by "M."in our nextssue. • Ueff~ \ hacks to 11. A. Brown; H of the Senate, and 11. Pillow of the House, fof valuable papers and documents to the columns of the CITIZEN are again notified that, commu nications jvill not be published unless ac compajiied by the name of the wiiteV. ! Stir A call was ifsued by Gov. Gea ry, Francis Jordan, See. of State; L. W. Hall, Speaker of the Senate, and 51 members of the Legislature, for a State Temperance Convention to meet in liar risburg on last Tuesday, the 20th inst.— This is certainly a move in the right di rection It is to he hoped that some -1 thing will be done to bani.-h King Alco ! hoi it Din cur Legislative Halls. Our worthy representative has placed himself on the right side. B>ai- The men who propose to close their hotels against the citizens of, Butler county during the sitting of March Court, in order to intimidate the friends of Tem p .ranee and reform, and thus compel the Court to grant tJiem license, are certainly philanthropic individuals; they should undoubtedly be patronized by the citizens towards whoa) tljey propose to act so gentlemanly. The committee who wait, ed upon Mr. Jack, and requested him to join in the general closing up of the pub lic houses of the Borough, were not fery successful. The public will honor and patronize the man, who has the moral courage to do right. The readers of the CITIZEN arc referred to the advertisement, Ladies Friend "Ne l'lus Ultra" Washing Ma chine. It is said to be one of the best Washers now in uso. Several of the citizens ol Butler and vicinity have tried this machine and recommend it as supe rior to anything of the kind thathasever been offered in this community JAMES B. STORY and SIMEON NIXON, lisqs., have purchased the right of this county, and i.jll sell township rights, or single machines. Persons desirous of examining the "Ne Plu ; Ultra/' can do so by calling upon either of these gentlemen at thoir offices ia the Court llouso. is®"" We would call the attention of our renders to tho advertisement in this issue of Messrs. R. & W. Jenkinson, No. G, Federal St., Allegheny city. This firm is well and favorably Lno.wu in the business community, and their trade mark is a surety of excellence throughout the country. They have had large experi* ence in the manufacture of chewing te bacco, a speciality in which they are not surpassed by any other manufacturers in the State. All the favorito brands in the maiket, iucluding the pure "natural leaf are manufactured by them. They deal extensively in cigars, smoking to bacco, pipes, tubes, pouches, stems, and every other article usually found in simi lar first establishments. Clothing. J. VoriEt,, of the firm of J. &J. Vo- OEJ,, wholesale and retail Clothiers of No. 340 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, w\ll be in f ßutler, duriug tho term of March Court. 1567, with a splendid assortment of men and boy's made up clothing,which he will sell on the most reasonable terms for cash. All who wish to purchase should give him a call, on Maiu Street, in Nittlc's shop between Vogeley's Hotel and Courthouse, Butler, Pa. I caused an advertisement of the Ham ilton Gold and Silver Mining Company, of Nevada, to be published in the pa pers of this county, but refused to diet pose of the Stock until tjio Superintend ent who had been sent to Nevada to as certain the productiveness of the mines, should return. lie has now returued and the ore having been tested, and prov ing io bo as rich as that of the best mi** in that State, the Company, at its las meeting in Philadelphia, concluded not to sell Stook,but to issue bonds with cou pons attachod bearing ten per cent inter pal, payable in coin. The bonds are re deemable in live years from date, and may, within that time at the option of the holder, be converted into Stock. If those persons who desired io take dock, wish to have boads, they can signify their intention by application to JAMES T. M'JUNKIN, Esq., of Butler. J. ZIEOLER, Sec y & Tress. February 20th '<>7—lf At a meeting of the Butler Bar on the loth inst., it was unanimously agreed that aU the civil cases on the Trial List, for March term, should be continued. New Work The National Publishing Company, No. 507, Minor St., Philadelphia, IV, will shortly publish a Work by lion A. 11. Stephens, entitled : "A History of the Late War beiweeu the States—Tra cing its Origin, Causes and Results." Spanish Sheep. The attention of Wool Growers i§ di rected to the advertisement of MCABOY Bros, Butler, l'a., who iia-ve a (ine lot of Spanish Merir.o Sheep for sale. All persons interested should call at once and examine this splendid lot of sheep, which are said to be the best evt rjjrought into this county. Rfate Normal School- Poisons who are especially desirous of preparing themselves For teachiog, sho - Id avail themselves of the rare opportunities and advantage* of the Normal School, located at Rlinboro, Erie county, Pa.— It offers superior advantages. Several hundred young fnen anH omen from this school, are now engaged in teaching, who are giving complete satisfaction. Send for a circular. Address J. A. Cooper, Edinboro, Erie Co., Pa. Lifo Insurance. The World Life Insurance Company, No. 117, Broadway, New York, is said to be one of the best in the U. States.— It has a paid-up capital of £200,000. Its special features are, as follows, viz: Mu tual Premiums lower than those of a mr joritv of the life insurance couipauies in the U. States. Dividends increase annually after two years, with the age of the policy. Losses paid in thirty days after duo notice and proof of death. Thirty days grace allowed in the payment of pi Mili ums. But its chief feature consists in | ihe fact, that its non-participating pre miums are lower than those charged by any company in the world. For particu lars, address J. F. Frucauff, llollidays bu>g, Blair co., Pa., General agent for the State of Pennsylvania. l-'rieiidH of Alcohol,. It is rumored that a great meet tip of the lovers aud friends of King Alcohol was held "some place" in Butler, on last Saturday night, to devise ways uud means to defend "liberty." We hive not been informed whether this meeting was large or small, whet! er it was opcuod by pray er, and who the officiating minister was. No doubt the proceedings were very har« monious aud all agreed that "liberty," alias license, was in great danger. No doubt it was agreed -hut money would cover a multitude of sins, and if a suffi ciency of the'rino" could bo raised to give somebody "• large fee, that th s same somebody would Sgbt their cause through Court and thus they would again enjoy ' liberty." Yes, ' liberty is sweet," so much so, that aoe rnau claims the right to deal out poison to anothrr, rob<l)im of his hard and just earnings without giv ing him an equivalent, and drive him to a premature grave. Liberty, to destroy the peace and happiness of families.— Liberty, to fill Jails, Penitentiaries, Alms houfes, "Poor.houses and Insane Asylums Such is the liberty thai A4sohol boast abi.ut. If you have anything good to say in favor of whiskey, l?t the people know it. Don't hide your light in the dark. Heconsl ruction. In the (,'itizcn of last week we publish cd the Bill passed by the .Seuate of the U. States, on the Reconstruction quettion, on the 17th inst; placing the Rebel Sutes > under military rule, until they shall have complied with certain require ments, as set forth in said Bill and Con stitutional Amendment. o'i o>e 20th inst. the House of Rep» resen:atives passed the Bill of the Senate, with two amendments, "so as to recognize the present Southern State Governments as merely provisional, and disfranchising all of those who are disfranchised by tho pending Constitutional Amendment."— The Bill thus mended was passed by the He use, by a vote of 125 to 46; only two Republicans voting in tho nega tive. Tho Bill as amended was returned to the Senate and passed as amended by the House. The whole matter now rests with the President. He now has the opportunity of doing something for those in whose behalf he ha« shown so much interest. If he is desirous to have the Southern States reconstructed according to the expressed will of the people through their loyal representatives, he can now say so, by signing the Bill passed by Congress, and thus atono to a certain ex tent for his past course. Will he ap prove the Bill ? This is the question, which will in a short time, be answered by his actios. If he should back down from the position which he has taken and approve tho action of Congress, ho will have done more than we expected of him If he vetoes the Bill, or kills the same by placiug u iu .his pocket, the people will expect Congress to act in the pre mises as becomes tho representatives of & free and enlightened constituency, who hare excercised forbearance towards Re bels, until forbearance in that direction ha* ceasod to he a virtue. Office Pennsylvania Railroad Company, PHILADELPHIA, January 'J, 1867. At at a stated meeting of the Board of Directors of this company, held this day, the following preamble aud resolution were adopted ; . " WHEREAS, The free pass system has become a serious evil by its extension, and the abuses arising in many cases from tfce improper use of the courtesies so extended ; Therefore be It " RESOLVED, That this Company will decline to issue free passes, except fur purely charitable purposes, and such others as in the opinion of the President may be absolutely required by the inter est of the Comp'aqy—further, no officer of this Company but the President, shall issue free passes except to employees when traveling on the business of the Company, unless specially authorired by the President." Extract from the minutes. Officers of ihe Company wiH conform strictly to the above J. EDGAR THOMPSON, President For the Citizen. IIARRISBURO, Feb. 22, 18(57. MAJOR ANDERSON, — Dear Sir: This being the birthday of Washington, the Legislature is not in sess'ot). having ad journed from yesterday until neit I'ues day,—most of the members have left for home. A few yet remain, taking advan tage of the quiet to get their business squara up to time ; —such as answering letters, fr nking documents an 1 prepar ing bills. Yesterday lha bill repealing the act passed last winter giving a pension to soldiers of the war of 1812 and to their widows, came up ; and after a great deal of engineering, the bill was killed, leav ing the matter as it was. Had the vote been taken one week ago, llie bill wou'd have passed easily. The bill relating to the law of evidence passed yesterday—allowing parties to a suit to testify. Pills have be.en read in pla-e in which many of your readers are interested, as follows: — A bill authorizing the School directors of the borough of Butler to transfer cer tain funds. Also, a bill changing the number of Oversocrs ill the borough of Butler and authorizing them to sell certain real es tate. Also, a bill to repeal an act relative to a law library in the county of Butler. Also, a bill to exempt soldier's diachar- Iges, when recorded, from the State tax of fifty cents. Also, a bill rtlativo to boarding prison oners by the sheriff, a'H of Which appear to be fair and right, and will undoubtedly pass. • The weather here is decidedly wintry. Ic snowed all day yesterday, leaving us about as much snow as we have hud at any time this winter. Yours, truly. 11. F«»r the Cltlzon. Temperance MeeUbg. An adjourned meeting; was held in the basement room of O. S. P. Church, on Friday eyening, Febi uary 22d, to organ ize a temperance league. Rev J- I). Leggit presided. Harvey Colbert and James A. Balph, were elec ted Secretaries, pro tern. The meeting was opened with singing, led by Mr Win. Colbert and Miss M«g gie Campbell, and prayer by I)r. Young. The Comtr.ittee appointed at last meet, ing to prepare a Constitution for the league,reported .through their Cha'rmfin, Rev. Johu trailev, a constitution which was adopted—first by sections, and then as a whole with s<>me am. ndments and additions, which were inserted and added to the Constitution. Tho principle features of t,be Gorjiti tution are the following, viz : The name of the organization is : "The Butler Temperance League." Its object is to prevent drunkeness and illegal liquor traffic by all legal and mor al means in the power of its numbers. The pledge themselves -to abstain from the intemperate uso of in toxicating liquors, and to use their in* fluetiee on every proper occasion against sa'ch use, and to aid each other in the performance of tha duties xaquired of them. Also to bear nccos3iry expenses. Kach person becoming a member is to siL'n the Consti'ution, and pay an initia tion fee of twenty-five cents which is to defray incidental expenses. Othdr ei penses to be .paid l y voluntary contribu tions. Ladies to pay no fee. After the adoption of the Constitution, the Chair man appointed Jas. Campbell, Rev. J. il. Fritz and C. E. Anderson a commit tee to nominate persons for permanent officers. A piece of goo l.temperanee music wai then sung by the chpir, which tjie meeting was ably addressed by Watson J. Young. Esq., followed by G. A. Black. Committee on nominations reported the following, viz : For President, Hev L. Young, D. D. For Vice President. Geo. Miller. For Secretary,. George A. Black. For Corresponding Secretary, \Ym. C. Brown. For Tjjasurer R. C. M'Aboj. The persons nominated by the Com mittee were elected ,\>y the .numbers to serve for six months. The temporary officers then retired and the officers elect took their places. Some By-Laws were then adopted. The meeting jni? also again well enteitained by 3 piece of well sung temperance mu sic. Regular meetings erf' thu League are tq i>e held on the last Friday of'ev ery month, and special mee.ting.i at tho call of the president, or when directed by vote of the members.- -Ninety.five persons—ladies and gen tlemen—gave their names as members of the League. Old aud young wero tavi ted to become members. The remonstrance against license was presented and £.w.o hundred aud seventy five name wero reported signed to the different and some new ones were obtained. Ou motion it was agreed to meet on j Fiiduy evening, March Ist, 1807, in the same room as the present meeting ltev. John (iailey, Rev. J. 11. Fritz ] and ltev. J. 1). Leggitwere chosen speak- I ers for uext meeting. The pape. s of the.county are respect- ! fully requested to publish the proceed ings ] of the meeting •4 dj tunned. L. YQ.BNG, lWt. GBO. A. Br.ACK, Sec'y. (tiimimmifatums. For the CITIZEN Mn. KPITOR -rEmroa fails to answer any cf rhe points made aglinst tho use of tobacco She passes by with perfect contempt the undeniable fact that the first subject for reform should be tobac co; and that, for the jear 18G0 Bu lor county has expended SIOO for iliit. weed for every dollar it has expended forwhis key. Ido not like to write on this subs jeet. but I like to see fanaticism stop and look in tho glass, aud not go away and forget what manner of woman she is. I have no doubt,Emma,possessing tho mind ' you do, if you had been on Iho stage a few years ago you would have been a spiritual medium, but now that the mind of fanaticism blows against spirits you arc with the wit,d blowing away,but thoso of more experience, to say nothing of sense, stand back and cry, "All hollow, hollow, hollotv." Your hollow preten sions to an uneeifish calm and deliberate effort at reform, must it,l to ths ground unless you come up to tho sacrifice with clean garments haviugyour mouths wash ed with pure water. How ridiculous an apostle of reform standing up in the sanc tuary reading his neighbors out of good .society, with -his pocket full gf navy, his case full of cigaic aud his smoked beard dripping with the poisonous filthy slime of tho deacon's idol. Both whiskey and tobacco are used os stimulants. Which i.; the most dec.nt ? I would call a man a fool that would not lid his mouth of tho foul weed to make room for a glass !of good whiskey. Liut the f';:< t is the two go togeth r. Men dri-i'c to wet iheir whi-'-ls and the■» smoke W dry it. Tho filthy wool is tho drunkard's IC iief Hud tlio school for the drunkard's The destiny of the ragged- d;r ty boy with a e/'gar iti his mouth ia ea.sily r foretold, the twievi's go together How many men in your Temperance Society smoke and chew, count thetn up ; an'/ if yua should r.csol,ve on refor.lll, if Kmma has no thimhlc, perhaps she has a j.ifie. or snoff box lor an inkstand, lief'gre you goto organize a Tcmpcranco u shiuld break your piyes and snuff-l oxes, commit to the flatnes your stores fliled with tobacco, throw away your cigars and your quids and wash out your dirty months No effort can lift tho smoke and spittle of tho r rootu up into the holy sanctuary us r.ti .honorable thing, merely because it is a favorite indulgence of the miuistry ami their followers.—• Neither will any efforts ol these self right eous rofn/uis, broak down the than prac tices of the drunkard while they them selves praetico his more filthy aceoni' plishmcnts. All I ask is l.hat you look at these two evils with an impartial eye. You may point out a man here and (here that drinks whiskey, but it is only here and there you can see tho man that don't chew or sincke. The professor, lite teacher, the preacher, the doctor,* the lawyer, the farmer, the mechanic,all smoke and chew and .ipit, and slobber tho filthy narcotic poison from morning to evening, Sunday not excepted. The Temperance Orator chews, and one Secretary,while the other both smokes and che«s. , The judge smokes, the squire smokesi the father smokes, the niothoi smokes, the school boy smokos— Emma do vcu smoke '( No», I protest against granting license to church members or any other man to sell tobacco. It violates every lawright that whiskey selling violates It violate every commandment that whis key| etlliog violates; it makes more people poor, more men miserable, more mouths filthy, more oirpets dirty, makes more scrubbing, more foul atmosphere, distroya vnore lifo. and leaves a blacker mark 00 the dried up souls of its victims than good whiskey. All your arguments against license wonld apply with ten fold more force against tbe licencing of the 20 different houses that sell- tobacco .n this town. Until you throw away 'these dirty idols you certainly can't have the hypocrisy to brng a railing accusa tion against those who worship "clean spirits." All ycur efforts jro like the drunktnan's pipe, nothing but a MERE •HAM. JOHN. For the Citiieo. MR. tious in the feeble pen that traces these lines, adventuring to write npon a topic wh ! ch should be hoodled by a "ready writer. If, however, extended observa tion in Brady township will, i D any way, atone for lack of masculine mental acu men, then I am at liberty to "thow mine opinion." I shall not attempt any la boured encomium on Brady, or eadeavojr to set forth her if.erfeot ions, for, '•To gild reflued fold, to faint the ill!/, To show a perfume bn the violet, To smo -th the ice, or add another hoe Unto the rain how, — la wasteful and ridiculous ezccn.'* And wasteful and ridiculous excess deed it woul 1 be to say any thing ii^ prauo of Brady ; she shines unrivaled among her sifter townships, at:d like the eagle proper emblem of her daring, soars beyoid them and ga*es und: zzledjon the sun. I aui a v.re that "one-ideaism" are the besetting sins of American people; hence it is that our people are prone togo to extremes with all new ideas and run their hobbies so unceremoniously into the ground. But if the public have not been treated with such productions ail nauseam, I shall say a word on the pres ent condition of Brady : Buckwheat is the staple commodity, cabbage js tho chief garden vegetable which tho inhab iVntj very methodically, oonvcrt into •sour kraut." West Liberty is the grand centre of trade; und is destined to bo ono of the grand centres of influences in \V estcru L't nnsylvanin; from what I have s<<-n nil lealucd, this is most certainly trie to.v it I'II the man of small capital.— It is nut my purpose to give to tho werhi through the columns of the "CITI/.F.N,'- an adverrisement, but to any one hunt ing a home T would say, come t> West Libt-rty, its population is now consider able— "yet, there 'a room for thousands Our schools are the cntre, circumfer ence the all in all of the scientific anil inteilcctunl world; and for the benefit of those who are seeking for the unsearch able mines of wisdom and may wish to attend nuy of our schools I give below, COUttSK OF BTUWEB AND BOOKS USEI). Preparatory Department. —The alphas bet in its unlimited sopse without note or coimuejit. r . Sti'<vf/jtc Dep't — Mother Hubbard's complete work on Njituro and Art, also Beadle's .Dime Novels. Classic Dtp'l —l'ctcr Pindei's First Header. Itobinson Cruso's-Orations (se lected ). Political l\c</nomy (Andy John son}. Elements <f criticism, Johiisoo swinging round the .sir-Jo. Composition rorjiii rod during the courso. If ever you should <omc to lirady tp , st<p at a place called the Stone House." "Its in l ie gon.'cßS-f?) terrace above le-» race and rich in 112 untains, statues, cy 112» rus, >• .11 long detain you." Painting is dorio ho»c in the Ulret iiu i most approv ed slvl'\ Brandy-bloom painted on hu man faces: This painting is expensive,# but such is a way t ho world hi.s got that, men will com pec -a to their destroyo,-i liberally. Jlear me! 1 wish that R-iiUroal would hurry along, wc could all go en masse, township and nil, somewhere on the equ t torial side of that ancient land-mark known as "Mason and Dixon'* line," where snow drifts are HO more. We will probably bo able to give full particulars of our journey a&xt time you tee. I'oM.Y WOO. Brady Tp., Feb. Orii, ISO 7. REC OTTSTRUCT 10 N! A. IPXjAIISr AT LAST. Sonate Bill Amended in the House. Amendment Concurred in by Senate. The Bill Sent to the President. He Will Probably Veto It. Pupntch Pupntch to tlia l'itt»linr*h Commercial ] V/asiii.votoSi, D. C., Feb. 20, 1807. Tho House tc-day, in accordance with the agreement of night, took up tho Seriate uu., :idtoont to tjic Southern Gov ernment Military Bill, and alter amend ing it so as to rccognis;? tho present Southern State Governments as merely provisional, and disfranchising all of th' so who are disfranchised by th 9 pend ing Constitutional amend men',p; s-iad it in that shipe by to4G. Messcrs. Hub bell, of Ohio, and Hawkins, of Tennessee, were tho only Republicans who voted against it The bill then went to tho Senate, where k was again debited and ,finully passed, l hojnost important tea* ture of the Senate debate was the fact that Iteverdy Johnson declared that ho should vo'o for it, Dot because ho liked it, but because ho believed it was th; best terms the South ctuld get. The bill now goes to the President, who, notwithstand ing ho can pocket and thus kill it, will return it to Congress with a message ap proving some and disapproving other fea tures of it. It will then bo passed over tl.o veto. A Washington special of yesterday says : The Democrats are confident of a veto, and it is intimated that the Pres ident has said ho will not &lay his veto, but permit it to be sent in in time for action previous to the fourth of March." In reference report, the Chronicle of th is moring says;' "If we cocld rely upon any promise coming ftou Andrew Johnson, such a concession would enable tho two houses to complete tho work be fore adjournment, the dcaial of it under any other admißistration in tho face of tbe admitted power of Congress to finish tho mission eonfided Jtojt, would be set down as tha very madness of faction, and tho fact may not be without ils effstfc upon the present' Accidental Executive'"
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